MICHAELA STARK

Australian designer Michaela Stark, after graduating from fashion school in 2017, moved to London.

Her namesake lingerie project celebrates all her insecurities through delicate, hand-crafted pieces that subvert traditional ideas of what’s considered flattering.

As eye-catching as the unconventional undergarments are, lingerie is just one aspect of Stark’s work as a designer. She started out as a seamstress for a number of young British brands and eventually became a designer.

Now based in Paris, she’s spent time working for Marine Serre and her client list includes Beyoncé, who wore one of her custom designs in Black is King. “I started working with her team as a personal tailor and then just worked my way into becoming a designer,” she says. “When they requested garments, I would just be the first to be like, ‘I can do this’ and then pushed it and did it. One thing led to another.”